I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Amazon in Apr 2021
Interview
First "recruiting" call was with GM, followed by a screening interview. Was then scheduled for more interviews and asked to complete written assignment. Then the usual five interviews on one day (remote due to COVID) focused on behavioral questions with various Amazonians, both inside and outside the hiring team.
Interviews were fun, but pretty much one-way, so don't expect to get much or any time to ask them any questions. "Bar Raiser" person was not very engaged and seemed to be just going through the motions. Was not offered role.
Recruiter stated several times that they'd be with me throughout the process and that they usually reach their decision within five working days of last interviews. Maybe that's just for offers, as weeks later I never even got a rejection email. Maybe it's just due to them hiring so many people, but it is still pretty unprofessional compared to a lot of other companies.
Overall impression was not entirely negative, but I did feel like a piece of meat on an conveyor belt at times.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time you had to transition a project to someone else.
It had 6 rounds- heavily focussed on leadership principles. they really do cross question almost every other example.......... You get multiple interviewers across the organisation. I thought- the questions were repetitive after one point.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mention a time when you could give the customer what they asked for ?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
1. Initial Screening: It begins with a recruiter sync.
2. The "Loop": It's a 5-to-6-round panel interview focusing on deep technical skills, system design, leadership principles, or domain expertise depending on the role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you had to take a risk or make a decision with incomplete information.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon (Tokio) in May 2026
Interview
1. Phone screen with a HR member (30 min)
2. Video interview with a Hiring manager (60 min)
3. Loop interview with 5 members including a bar raiser (60 min each)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Amazon
- Why are you changing jobs at this time?
- What are your career aspirations for next?
- Why this particular role at Amazon?
OLP
- Please tell me time when you solve customer's issues which they are not aware of
- Please tell me time you have to dive deep to solve problem
Case study
- How do you improve Amazon's specific features or pages